Cloud Security IAM Engineer

Work You'll Do/Responsibilities

• Define and implement Identity and Access Management roles, policies, and security controls across AWS and GCP environments.
• Build self-service automation for developers and deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines in compliance with the client's internal security standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional cloud teams, including security, infrastructure, service engineering, and business application teams, to define and implement IAM roles and policies.
• Define and develop security controls, standards, and tooling to ensure IAM implementations in public cloud environments align with cloud security requirements and policy.
• Build automation, reusable libraries, and self-service capabilities that enable developers to create IAM identities and manage permissions efficiently and securely.
• Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines, incorporating automated testing, validation, and quality checks to support secure and consistent deployments.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to strengthen cloud identity governance, improve operational efficiency, and reduce manual access management processes.
• Support the design and implementation of scalable IAM solutions that meet enterprise security, compliance, and business requirements in cloud-first environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related issues across cloud platforms, ensuring timely delivery and strong stakeholder communication.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cloud security engineering practices through automation, standardization, and secure-by-design principles.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with cloud-native services in AWS or GCP.
• 3+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise security solutions in Financial Services or a large, complex, and/or global environment.
• 3+ years of experience working with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• 3+ years of proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java.
• 3+ years of experience developing and securing SOAP and REST-based web service APIs.
• 3+ years of experience working with DevOps and Agile methodologies, including automated solution delivery and testing through CI/CD pipelines.
• 3+ years of experience with unit testing frameworks such as Behave, pytest, or JUnit.
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
• Must be able to start by 8/17/2026.
• Ability to work in a Hybrid model - minimum of 3 days onsite at the client location in Dallas, TX.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer preferred.
• Strong self-starter mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Experience building automation to improve security controls, developer experience, and identity governance in cloud environments.